Canadian Social Policy, Fifth Edition
Issues and Perspectives
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Politics, Social Services & Welfare, Social Science, Social Work, Government, Social Policy
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781554584109 | |
| Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | Publication: | May 25, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781554584109 |
| Publisher: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
| Publication: | May 25, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Wilfrid Laurier University Press |
| Language: | English |
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Back to the Present: Rethinking Risk Assessment in Child Welfare
Marilyn Callahan and Karen Swift
The question of “risk” and “risk assessment” in child welfare are explored in chapter 10. Callahan and Swift explain the managerial, medical, and legal influences that have fostered the development of the risk assessment measures that are now widely used in child welfare in Canada, the uk, the us, and Australia. They argue that these tools have not kept their promise of reducing workloads for child welfare workers or of increasing the safety of children.
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Back to the Present: Rethinking Risk Assessment in Child Welfare
Marilyn Callahan and Karen Swift
The question of “risk” and “risk assessment” in child welfare are explored in chapter 10. Callahan and Swift explain the managerial, medical, and legal influences that have fostered the development of the risk assessment measures that are now widely used in child welfare in Canada, the uk, the us, and Australia. They argue that these tools have not kept their promise of reducing workloads for child welfare workers or of increasing the safety of children.
